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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
2
A fragmented excerpt reviews editorials and typos from the Sierra County Advocate, noting cross border talk around Huerta and Wilson, and a playful Ohio State Journal jab. It references Ambassador Wilson and U S recognition timing, without clear events or dates. It also mentions a Colorado baby show anecdote and calls for open ports amid war.
Historic clipping cites Harry Thaw's escape from Matteawan asylum amid his trial and jurists' debates on law for the wealthy. It also reports New Mexico issuing over 1,890 motor vehicle licenses and remarks on road conditions alongside a city note from Santa Fe.
Frederick C Gill junior visits by his father from Colorado as the Gill family plans to depart on the 20th. Mr and Mrs Oscar Wilson return home to Glabe. The Alvarez Ross wedding occurred at 7 a m on the 14th at this locale.
A summary of local happenings includes a church wedding breakfast and dance lasting past midnight, a successful ball benefiting the Christian Endeavor, and families traveling to Mesilla Park and the Kinney ranch. Several residents, cattle buyers, and workers are noted visiting or returning from nearby ranches and mines, with transportation and drill work in progress at the Lake Valley branch and Good Luck mine sites.
Mr and Mrs C B Hullinger returned safely from a pleasant trip and seek orders to start work on the Silver Monument. Budie Schmidt has gone to Magdalena for work. J B Petrie, who paused in Socorro hospital en route to California, has returned much improved. The Hullingers and Henry Winston pair toured to Fairview, where the Winstons now live in Mr Crayford’s new house and Winston operates a general merchandise business in the old Pioneer store buildings.
Hillssoro notes the death of Chas A Canfield, once a miner in Chloride and a key figure in Kingston’s Comstock lease era. He rose from rugged mining days to become a prominent oil operator in California, with many old friends expressing regret.
Notice announces lands embracing 170 acres in Gila National Forest Mexico offered for homestead entry at Las Cruces NM Land Office on September 9 1913. Settlers with prior occupy claims before January 1 1906 retain preference rights to entry before September 9 1918 when lands become open to all qualified applicants.
Property reference Rieter and Hermova from Mexico area appears for a land listing in Township 16 Range 3 West. The notice cites lease terms, lot and section details, and references the Commissioner of the General Land Office with first publication July 1 and final publication August 1 in 1013.
Instructions urge: ensure proper bout before discard to avoid fire. Do not drop ashes or stubs. never leave a campfire unattended. Build small fires only on bare earth, clear surrounding needles leaves and grass, and extinguish with water or soil. Do not start bonfires. wind can ignite surrounding material.
If you discover a fire, attempt to extinguish it if possible. If you cannot, report it immediately to the nearest U S Forest Ranger or State fire Warden as quickly as you can, per United States Department guidance.
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